Ameriabank reports AMD 146bn loan portfolio in 2012January 30, 2013 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ameriabank CJSC ensured AMD 146 billion loan portfolio in 2012, Deputy General Director and CFO of the bank said. “The growth totaled 7% as compared with 2011 results,” Gevorg Tarumyan told Jan 30 press conference. The CFO further called attention to the restructuring of Ameriabank’s total loan portfolio, with the bank prioritizing lending to SMEs and physical persons. As Mr Tarumyan noted, the SMEs lending amounted to about AMD 21 billion, increasing by 12% as compared with 2011. The bank reported 13% growth of volume of lending to physical persons against 2011 results (up to AMD 25 billion). Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. |